Children Of Divorce Counseling The individuals that are harmed the most in an unstable marriage and/or divorce are the children. The "innocent" children should be able to have and feel love and security in the home. They need to feel safe; they should not be in the middle of an argument between their parents. Unfortunately, there are consequences for children of divorce. Studies have shown that Teens from single-parent homes are twice as likely to drop out of High School or become teen parents. Moreover, they are 1½ times more likely to stay at home as a young adult.

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Daughters from female-headed households, are much more likely than from a two-parent family, to become a single parent and rely on public welfare for support as an adult. A daughter living with a single mother at the age of 16; increases her risk of becoming a "household head" by 72% for whites, and 100% for African Americans. The contrast becomes even sharper if the comparison is between daughters continuously living in two-parent families, if the daughter is living with an unmarried mother at anytime between the ages of 12 and 16. Exposure to single motherhood at some point during adolescence increases the risk of a daughter to later become a household head by nearly 1½ times for whites, and by 100 percent for African Americans.